The Spanish Prisoner
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The Spanish Prisoner is a 1997 neo-noir thriller film written and directed by David Mamet, centered on an intricate corporate espionage con game.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gabriel Beristain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Barbara Tulliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery film
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neo-noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
George Lang
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat McCune NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Ricci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
minimalist visual style
ⓘ
stylized dialogue ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate greed
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deception ⓘ trust ⓘ |
| isInGenreOf | film noir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
confidence trick
ⓘ
corporate espionage ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | con game ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sweetland Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-09-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Ben Gazzara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campbell Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Felicity Huffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleReference | Spanish Prisoner confidence trick ⓘ |
| writer | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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